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Rice cooker recipes: Butternut Squash Risotto

For Christmas, my husband bought me a “fuzzy logic” rice cooker. The timing couldn’t have been more perfect since I found out about my food sensitivities just a few days before the holiday and knew I’d be eating a lot of rice in the months to come.

After I tweaked their recipe a bit, the risotto turned out to be so creamy that I didn’t need to add any cheese to it. However, if you want to add grated Parmesan cheese to your individual bowl, that’s fine, too. (I’ll be skipping the cheese – no milk products for me!)

This Mama’s tips

This is a gluten free recipe. If you are using store bought chicken or vegetable stock, check the label for ingredients containing gluten. (I used homemade chicken stock and didn’t have to worry about gluten.)

This is a casein and dairy free recipe as long as you don’t use cheese, use a vegan buttery spread, and your broth doesn’t contain any milk products.

You can reduce the calories – and make this a vegan recipe – if you use veggie broth. Again, check the ingredient label for ingredients containing gluten or that may not be vegan if either are a concern.

Using precut butternut squash makes this recipe quick and super convenient to make. You can find precut squash in the freezer aisle or fresh at Costco or Trader Joe's during the fall and winter.

Feel free to use fresh parsley (to taste – about 1/4 of a cup) instead of dried parsley if you have some on hand.

What a great site you have!! And this recipe looks great.. such a wonderful idea!!
I wanted to invite you to participate in a weekly event I host titled Seasonal Sundays – it was created to spotlight recipes like this one
xo, Brittany

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